Dirigible headlight.



J. B. BAUM. DIRIGIBLB HBADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED APR` 2B, 1908.

Patented Oct. 5, i909.

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JAMES B; BAUM, or GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADdAssIGNOR OF ONE-SIXTHTO THOMASP. Meerman, ONE-SIXTH 'ro PHIL Mossen, ONE-SIXTH To A. A. MIL-LER, ONE-TWELFTJI To J. A( McOULLOCH, oNE-TWELFTH To W. E; RHINHART, AND ONE-TWELFTH To CHARLES F. GIBBs, ALI'. or GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGt-IT.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, i909.

Application filed April 28, Serial No. 429,670.

To all, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B.' BAUM, a citizen of the United States,residing at AGrund Junction, in the county of Mesa and State otColorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in DirigibleHeadlights, ot which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a headlight for lo, -oniotivcs and mechanismwhereby the en- `rincer can manipulate the headlight to throw the raysIin any direction so as to light up the track as in passing aroundcurves.

The invention has for one of its objects to' improve and simplify the`construction and operation of devices of this character so as to becomparatively easy and inexpensivieto manufacture, reliable in use, andwhich'is designed to be used as an attachment that is adapted to beapplied to any locomotive.u

A further object of the invention' is the provision of a headlightmounted in a frame to turn On a vertical axis and positioned at theusual point at the front ofthe locomotive Where it can be operated bythe engineer in thecab through a suitable mechanism.

With these Objects in view and others, as-

vvill appearas the description proceeds, the invention comprises thevarious novel features of construction and arrangement of parts Whichwill be more fully described hereinafter and set forth withparticularity in thel claim -appended hereto.-

In the accompanying drawing, which .illustrates one of the embodimentsof the invention, Figure l is a side View of the apparatus shownvapplied to a locomotive. Fig. :2 is a front vien of the headlight. Fig.3 is a bot-tom plan view thereof removed troni its supporting frame.View of thef' head light,

Similar reference characters are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout f the several' views.

Referring to thedrawing, A designates the headlight which is of anyapproved con-V struction and having pivots l and 2 projecting,respectively, from 4the top and bottom thereof. The headlight is mountedin a frame B that has top and bottom plates 3 and provided With aliningopenings for receiving the pivots l and 2, the said pivots' Fig. 4 is aplan forming a vertical axis on which the headlight turns in the frameB. This frame is mounted On the front of the locomotive and rests on abracket C to which it is riveted A' or Otherwise suitably secureg'l. Onthe bottom ot' thehcadligbt A are ball or other casters 5 whereby theheadlight can `freely turn on the bottom plate 4 of the trarne B.

Projecting' from one side ot the headlightA and secured thereto'is abracket (l to which is connected the forward end of an operating rod 7.The bracket G is formedl of a lilrht rod or stout Wire bent upon itselfat a middle point to provide an eye to which the operat-ing rod 7 isattached and having'- the end and the head light. This rod extends rear-AWardly into the cab C ot the locomotive D and is connected with anOperating lever 8 that is located at such a pointas to be conveniently'Within the reach ot the engineer Without leavingthe throttle lever.'lhe lever is pivoted on a toothed sector 10 Which is secured to theroof 9 and with which is adapted to coperate a. latch 11 carried by the,lever andlocked and unlocked by the v grip member l2 on the handle oithe lever'.

Normally, the headlight is locked in central position by means of thelatch il engaging the toothed sector l() at its center. As thelocomotive approachesa curve, the engineer can shift the headlight tocause the rays therefrom to follow the track, by throwing the lever 8 inone direction or the other after first releasing the latchll. ln thismanner, the track can be effectively illuminated at all points andaccidents averted.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing,'the advantages of the construction and AOf themethod of operation Will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains, and Whilel have described theprinciple of operation of the invention, together with the device whichl now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and

that such changes may be made when desired as are within the Scope olithe appended vlaini,

Havingthus deserihed what .l claim is:-

ln adirigible locomotive head light, the combination oi a. Supportingframe Comprising upper and lower plates and a supporting bracket, saidplates having` vertically alined openings, a. head light mounted betweensaid plates and having upper and lower pivots fitted in the openinge oi'said upper and lower plaies, eaetersrfitted tothe lower side of the headlight. and adapted to travel upon the invention,

the lower plate, a bracket attached to a side of the head light andeon'iprising` a rod bent to provide a central eye and oppositelyextendedbent ends attached to the head light near its front and rearsides, and an operating rod connerted with the eye of said bracket.

'I n testimony whereof I airix niy signa-ture in presence of twowitnesses.

l JAMES B. BAUM. \""itnesses W. J. Woon7 WM. A. MausV

